MSU Extension Agriculture

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  MSU hosts joint meeting of house, senate agriculture committees

  Published on August 13, 2019
  A joint hearing of the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Agriculture took place at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education Tuesday, Aug. 13.

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  Managing corn earworm in an unusual year

  Published on July 31, 2019
  There have been reports of wormy sweet corn, and the causes are tied up in our unusual spring and current weather patterns. Learn about corn earworm and tips for managing it in a difficult year.

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  Weed control in late planted corn

  Published on July 18, 2019
  Make weed control in late planted corn a priority.

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  Horseweed (marestail) control options in fallow prevent plant fields

  Published on July 16, 2019
  Weed control needs to be a priority in non-planted fields this summer to prevent future weed problems.

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  Soybean aphids: Do I have to throw insecticides in the tank?

  Published on July 11, 2019
  The current recommended economic threshold is 250 aphids per plant with 80% of the plants infested.

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  Online tool estimates corn growth and development and projects when crop will mature

  Published on July 3, 2019
  The online Corn GDD Decision Support Tool can help growers understand the probability that a later planted field would be better suited for harvest as grain or corn silage.

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  A better way to store silage

  Published on July 2, 2019
  Protect feed quality and reduce environmental risk.

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  Wet year irrigation decisions

  Published on July 2, 2019
  At some point, precipitation falls short of crop needs and the crop starts to deplete the soil moisture reserve, signaling the start of irrigation season.

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  Irrigation provides option for nitrogen application following late wet spring

  Published on July 2, 2019
  Irrigators have options for managing nitrogen application in wet conditions and late-planted crops.

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  Agronomic guidelines for late planted silage corn

  Published on June 28, 2019
  Management adjustments are needed when planting silage corn late in the growing season.